There are two distinct changes in the patch attached in the previous comments. The first removes the modprobes for ipv6, the second changes the default route specifier.
Taking the second one first, it is not at all clear that this is the right thing to do? Also though IANA is only giving out addresses in this range the documentation does seem to imply addresses outside this range could be valid: [3] The IPv6 Unicast space encompasses the entire IPv6 address range with the exception of FF00::/8. [RFC4291] IANA unicast address assignments are currently limited to the IPv6 unicast address range of 2000::/3. IANA assignments from this block are registered in the IANA registry: iana-ipv6-unicast-address-assignments. The first part I can reproduce here on Jaunty (see below). Probabally the right thing to do is not remove the probes but ignore any errors from them so that if someone builds their own kernel with the support back as modules things will still work: # ifup -v eth0 Configuring interface eth0=eth0 (inet) run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/dhclient3-apparmor run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add default gw 10.0.0.1 metric 100 eth0 run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-autoipd run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/mountnfs run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/openssh-server run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/postfix run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/wpasupplicant Configuring interface eth0=eth0 (inet6) run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/dhclient3-apparmor run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant modprobe -Q ipv6 Failed to bring up eth0. # -- modprobe -Q is not 'silent enough' / ifup is too picky about return status. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107432 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs